Literature Case Study
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III | MICE
Group | Akeena | Akshay | Jasil| Jesilin | Sangeetha C K
 Location: Doha, Qatar
 Architect: Arata Isozaki
 Project Year: 2011
 Area: ~200,000m2
LOCATION
 Located on the eastern
coast of the Peninsular
Arabian Gulf Country
 Doha is Qatar's fastest
growing city, and also
the economic center
of the country.
QATAR NATIONAL
CONVENTION CENTRE
CLIMATE
 The climate of Qatar is desert, with a very mild winter, and a very hot
and sunny summer. uniform climate throughout the territory.
 The prevailing wind is moist and blows from the north-west.
Climate
Data
Hottest month July (37 degree Celsius)
Coldest month January (18 degree Celsius)
Annual Rainfall 2.6 mm per year
GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT
Qatar Science and technology Park
Sidra Medical and Research Centre
QNCC
 Ease of access to the amenities that Education
City offers.
 Doha has flight connectivity to over 150
destinations worldwide
 One of QNCC’s unique advantages is its
strategic location in Education City
 Literature Case Study QATAR NATIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III | MICE
Group | Akeena | Akshay | Jasil| Jesilin | Sangeetha C K CONVENTION CENTRE

FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT

ISOMETRIC VIEW

MEETING HALLS

 A total of 52 meeting rooms with a seating capacity

ranging from 10 to 260 seats.

 Each room comes fully equipped with a 108-inch screen

and built-in AV system.

 Includes four sets of connected meeting rooms that can

accommodate up to 260 delegates.

 The meeting rooms can be subdivided according to

one’s needs and connected to set up a variety of
configurations.
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III | MICE
Group | Akeena | Akshay | Jasil| Jesilin | Sangeetha C K CONVENTION CENTRE

EXHIBITIONS
 9 exhibition halls providing 38,864m2 of light and
airy indoor exhibition space. including two
multipurpose areas.
 In addition to the indoor venue/ infrastructure, the
grounds include a 3,105m 2 outdoor space.
AUDITORIUM
 3 tiered auditoriums with built-in
CONFERENCES stages, AV production room and
 The theatre style conference hall holds up to 4,000 translation booths, that can
delegates. This hall can be adapted for multi-purpose accommodate up to 382, 289
setup suitable for banquets, concerts and plenary sessions. and 458 guests respectively.
 It’s installed with the region’s most advanced lighting
system, consisting of 28 marvelous Swarovski crystal
chandeliers.

 QNCC’s exhibition hall ceiling consists of a series of

gridded modules that can each be individually
raised or lowered at the touch of a button, all the
way down to floor level, giving the building the
flexibility to change its shape depending on the THEATRES
event that is being hosted.
 With a grand total of 2,232 seats, 10 dressing
 The exhibition halls are also fitted with full color LED rooms, 2 star dressing rooms, 2 chorus changing
lighting that allows organizers to control the rooms, a green room, 5 musician’s rooms and
ambiance.
finally, a conductor’s room.
 Literature Case Study
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III | MICE
Group | Akeena | Akshay | Jasil| Jesilin | Sangeetha C K
PARKING
 Spread out across an area
of 200,000m², QNCC is a 3-
level complex with a 5-
storey car park connected
by an air-conditioned
walkway.
 Within the vicinity of
QNCC, there are:
 2 VIP car parks,
covered parking for
 SUSTAINABILITY
3,200 vehicles and 40
buses connected by
air-conditioned
travelators.
QATAR NATIONAL
CONVENTION CENTRE
SPECIAL NEEDS
 QNCC has been built to meet with the Americans with
Disability Act (ADA) Guidelines.
 Some of the features include
 multiple lifts for ease of access
 braille signage
 lower counter heights for guests on wheelchairs
 restrooms with special needs facilities.
MERIT:
 Location – Qatar : a destination of choice
 The Centre was successfully built according to the U.S.
Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design (LEED) gold certification  Built conceptually and adheres to LEED Gold Certification
standards.
 Flexibility of spaces according to needs
 12.5% of the center's energy needs are provided by
over 3,500 m2 of solar panels  Meets the American Disability Act (ADA)
 Energy efficiency implemented integrated energy  Has given a good consideration to handicapped.
saving methods to minimize usage through
 building construction (walls, roofs and windows
integrate maximum insulation with exterior) DEMERIT:
 heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)  The parking lots isn’t attached to the main structure
systems which makes it difficult for the customers.
 lighting systems (takes advantage of daylight)  Since there is no space for accommodation it makes
the people to go in search.
 plumbing, hot water and heating systems.